A synonym for suicide. Origin comes from Budd Dwyer, a former Pennsylvania politician who, on the morning of January 22, 1987, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver during a televised press conference.

"Man, my girlfriend just left me, my dog died, and there's no way to get a Rock Band pre-order for launch day. I'm thinking about holding a press conference."

Mark: "So, now that everyone is here I would like to hold a press conference about what took place last night... Mandy, from accounting, now has herpes... I GAVE THEM TO HER, I will now open the room to questions..."

Denise: "Did you tell her before or after the sex that you had the curse?"